Phylogenetic meta-analysis

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-572

  Adams, Dean C ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative method; General linear models; Quantitative research synthesis

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; META-ANALYSIS; MODEL; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; MAMMALS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 40449086307     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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